Forum Spotlight Script

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My company wants to setup something that allows us to post interesting thread news at the top of the forums in the form of an image. I'm not really sure how to explain what it is, but here are a couple of sites that have what I'm looking for. You'll notice a series of thumbnail images above the forums that link to various threads. From what I understand, there is a backend that allows you to ad the images and links, which automatically appear in order above the forums, and drop off as new items are added.

Here is one example:
http://www.cgtalk.com/

Here is another example:
http://www.spinquad.com/forums/

Any help identifying what kind of scripting would accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!